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Have a computer in your classroom?

Discover a wealth of educational online resources to enrich your classroom experience. Explore virtual tours, eField trips, scavenger hunts, math resources, and WebQuests to engage students in critical thinking and independent learning. Find expert advice, interactive activities, and a variety of topics to cater to your teaching needs.

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Have a computer in your classroom?

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  1. Have a computer in your classroom? • Great Online Resources • http://www.free.ed.gov • http://www.thinkfinity.com (formerly Marco Polo) • http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/ • http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/108.html • http://www.edhelper.com/ • http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/ • http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edres.htm

  2. eField Trips & Scavenger Hunts • Virtual Tours • http://www.theteachersguide.com/virtualtours.html • http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/ • http://www.efieldtrips.org/ • Many require registration • Includes “ask the expert” sessions • http://oops.bizland.com/vtours.htm • http://www.exploratorium.edu/

  3. eField Trips & Scavenger Hunts • Internet Scavenger Hunts • http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/archives/hunt.shtml • http://www.thecoo.edu/~apeter/scavenger_hunts.htm • Univ. Sioux Falls site with lots of topics • http://www.nvo.com/ecnewletter/scavengerhuntsontheweb/ • http://lessonplancentral.com/lessons/Computers_and_Internet/Scavenger_Hunts/ • http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/eledScavenger.html

  4. Math on the Web • Math resources • http://mathdl.maa.org/mathDL/ • http://intermath.coe.uga.edu/ • http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/index.html • http://mathforum.org/

  5. WebQuests • Integration of technology • Focus on critical thinking skills • Not just a “report” of facts • Student centered

  6. Web Quest Design • Topic • Orients students & captures their interest • “start where you’re at” – pick a topic you are comfortable with • Task • Describes the end product • Most critical piece – make it challenging & deep • Process • Explains strategies students will use to complete the task • Include roles & steps to follow

  7. More Web Quest Design • Resources • Web sites students will use to complete the task • May want to provide search parameters for older students if specific sites aren’t provided • Evaluation • Measures results of process • Use a rubric that clearly sets criteria • Conclusion • Sums up activity • Encourages students to reflect on the process (Metacognition)

  8. WebQuest Resources • Quest Garden • http://webquest.org/questgarden/author/index.php • Bernie Dodge & Tom March (the gurus!) • http://www.ozline.com/learning/index.htm • A school district Web Quest resource • http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests.html • Web Quest Task-onomy • http://webquest.sdsu.edu/taskonomy.html • ThinkQuest: Student created web quest projects • http://www.thinkquest.org/library/index.html

  9. More Web Quest Resources • http://www.oconee.k12.sc.us/teachers/lharrison/2004/vermeerwq.htm • http://www.jameshollis.com/WQ2/ • http://www.ccsd.net/schools/lummis/Hybarger/zoohomepage.html • http://can-do.com/uci/lessons98/BodyBuilder.html • http://www.bestwebquests.com • http://www.tenafly.k12.nj.us/~teisenberg2/mapquest/ • http://www.tenafly.k12.nj.us/~teisenberg2/worldcultures/ • http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/webquests/solarsystem/solarsystem_webquest.htm • http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/webquests/solarsystem/solarsystem_webquest.htm • http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/cindelicato/intro.html • http://www.milforded.org/schools/calfpen/jcox/wq/revwar.html

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